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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Reform council chief announces retirement plans
By Dan Peters | 11 September 2025
Lincolnshire CC’s chief executive officer, Debbie Barnes, has announced her plans to retire after...
INTERVENTION
Future Forum Midlands: The secret to successful intervention
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025
Birmingham City Council’s deputy chief executive Rishi Shori has revealed his insights into makin...
PROCUREMENT
Future Forum Midlands: Norse chief outlines merger challenges
By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2025
The chief executive of the Norse Group has set out his insights on the challenges of merging serv...
LEADERSHIP
Future Forum Midlands: Departing Rogers offers leadership advice
By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2025
Mark Rogers has highlighted the importance of council officers and politicians ‘knowing their lan...
REORGANISATION
Future Forum Midlands: Reorganisation should prize services over structures
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025
Councils preparing for reorganisation have been urged to focus on delivering better services for ...
TRANSFORMATION
ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says NHS chief
By Lee Peart | 11 September 2025
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over fun...
WORKFORCE
Future Forum Midlands: Council chiefs have fewer derailers to success than private counterparts
By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2025
New research by recruitment specialists GatenbySanderson has found council chief executives have ...
DEVOLUTION
Future Forum Midlands: Combined authority seeks 'full autonomy'
By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025
Taking the helm of the first combined county authority in England was like ‘flying the plane whil...
AI
Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to prepare for AI 'wave'
By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025
Councils should be doing more to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their ...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Future Forum Midlands: Test, learn and grow to enter new phase
By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025
The Government is preparing to share learning from the test, learn and grow programme, The MJ’s F...
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